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Takiyu's member Takizawa Hideaki , starring in the latest masterpiece "Children's Envoy" (also translated as "The Man Who Controls Children"), director of the popular horror film "The Grudge" series, Shimizu Takashi . Facing the first time challenging a horror movie and starring in it, what is Takizawa's mood? In his thirties, Takizawa, who has been trying new challenges, has what memories do he have about his friends and shows he has appeared in the J family? As a child star who once debuted, what has to be thought of in the 30s? The following is an exclusive interview with Hideaki Takizawa.
is because he is an adult, so... "Memories of the Jr period" when talking to friends
———Mr. Takizawa is the starring actor of this new drama, what is the reason for taking on the drama?
Takizawa Hideaki: Although it is just a horror movie, if you can shoot a horror movie with director Shimizu, this movie will attract me. In my impression, "The Curse" is very interesting, whether it is the plot twist or the design of a mysterious story. We used to watch "The Curse" together, and we would suddenly change with the style of the painting, screaming "wow" and we were very happy. Because the director invited the show, "Let's talk about this show together", he spent about a year, constantly working on his ideas and finally getting into the filming.
———Is it expected to challenge the starring of a horror movie for the first time?
Hideaki Takizawa: It was purely accidental, it was a complete accident. And, when I told the people around me that I made a horror movie and played the starring actor who manipulated the soul of a child, they were also shocked. I've never played such a role, and all of this is a challenge for me. I think this film will be a very meaningful work for me.
———Can it be understood as a role that Takizawa can play now?
Hideaki Takizawa: That's also possible. This role is something I can never be competent for in the 10th generation. It is because it is now established that I think I can complete it. So, many things require time.
——Yes, Mr. Takizawa, who debuted as a child star, is already in his thirties. So, among the people around you, who do you think can be called a mature man?
Hideaki Takizawa: I am still a child in my heart! However, Senior Masahiko Kondo can be regarded as one of the people I admire. At first glance, I think he is like a big boy (laugh). However, he has another charm that he feels very handsome even from a male perspective. I think it would be great when I could become like a senior.
———In the past, when I was in , Johnnys, , I had many friends. Now everyone is as close as before, or are they keeping in touch?
Takizawa Hideaki: Although I don’t have that kind of relationship that I know about my personal privacy, as long as everyone has the opportunity to get together, they will talk a lot about what happened to him in Johnnys before, and they will have a lot of chatting (laughs). Whenever that happens, I feel that youth is gone, but I still have a happy party. People often say, "I really want to do a show with my former members!", but in the end, this topic is silent again. Especially the members of that show
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"New Horror Movie" different from the previous "Grudges"
————The "People Who Controls Children" played by Takizawa is an original character. Is it interesting from the beginning of the filming?
Hideaki Takizawa: It is interesting and difficult to interpret. Although you can act no matter how you act, you can't act too freely, because in the end you still have to record the film. I think the series of works produced in the same subject and under the same era are definitely challenging. The "Grudge" series is one of them this year, but I can still feel the director's enthusiasm for filming.
——What do you think about the role?
Takizawa Hideaki: For me, this is a brand new experience. The difference this time is that I used to project the character to myself to perform, but this time I brought myself into the character. This character is: a mysterious man who is far away from the world, not sure whether it is an adult or a child.Generally, the plot of film and television dramas is as the emotional line progresses, and the story develops to the climax and finally breaks out, but this drama does not develop in this way, but it breaks out from the beginning, and then the rhythm becomes softer, and then, it will always make the audience feel emotionally unstable. Any role is different, and it’s really fun to be able to star in this drama.
——Do you have any suggestions during the shooting?
Takizawa Hideaki: In the past filming, I would pay attention to the management of my facial expressions, how to express my emotions, etc., but when filming this drama, the director asked me, "Don't think too much, just shoot whatever I think." Once, I asked the director joked with him: "It's because I don't have to see my face clearly, and I don't have to worry about my expressions?" The director said straight, "It's okay, it's absolutely okay." ((laughs), I want to sort out the work that the director thought in his heart.
———What is the selling point of the movie?
Takizawa Hideaki: After seeing the ending part, there will be a sense of doubt like "What is the so-called child messenger?". In general dramas, bad people will be punished in the end, HAPPY ENDING ends, but what exactly does this film leave behind? This is the charm of the film, it is interesting and thought-provoking. It tells a group of children looking for love, a story about the growth of men and women of Atsuka (Daki) and also describes the dark stories that happen in daily life, etc. These lines are carried out at the same time. In short, different audiences will have different viewing experiences.
————What do you think about the horror of horror movies? Watch?
Takizawa Hideaki: I think everyone's feelings about "Grudges". Although this film is also a horror film theme, it is not only that. Compared with the horror film scenes that are commonly known, it has a gradual and spiritual sense of oppression and suffocation, which is a kind of spiritual horror. I think this film is different from the works of director Shimizu in the past, and is a new-themed horror film.
Taki is that person's fan? What happened to the accident in the entertainment industry?
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———That's also incredible. Did you feel the fate?
Takizawa Hideaki: I used to like professional wrestling. When I was a child, I was a fan of Mr. Yuki Oinda (former professional wrestler), and I once lied that I was a "child who comes every day". Mr. Yukina asked me and signed me. Later, when I entered the entertainment industry, I occasionally had the opportunity to participate in the show with Mr. Yukina, and he would smile and say, "Ah, you are the child you used to be?!" (Laughs)
